The flowers are exceptionally beautiful, and once blooming begins in spring, it's constant till frost. The flowers are sterile and self-c...Read Moreleaning. The ferny blue-green foliage alone would make it worth growing.
However, I've had a hard time keeping this plant going for more than a couple of years. In my garden, it lacks vigor. Perhaps better drainage would help--one of its parents is notoriously finicky about drainage.
Most of the time, I see the plants are stressed from the subtle but beautiful orangey sunset tints the foliage frequently acquires. I've seen this both in my own Z6a garden and in other local gardens. While ornamental, I've come to see it as a sign of eventual failure.
I have not seen these plants go summer dormant here.
I suspect that this plant may perform better on the west coast than in the hot humid summers of eastern N. America.
This plant has been a winner for me! It is in constant bloom from mid-spring until frost and grows in medium shade. It is hardy and man...Read Moreageable - one of my best perennials!
Norristown, PA (Zone 6b) | November 2009 | positive
I find this Dicentra to be one of the ones that will tolerate drier soil conditions. It blooms for me from May to July then takes a rest ...Read Moreand starts to bloom again in Mid September. It is definitley a good addtion to any garden. Mine are growing at the base of an apple tree.
Lovely blue-green foliage with pink flowers. Just planted it this spring and it has been blooming beyond first-year expectations. Doesn'...Read Moret seem to mind the heat of summer. Very compact border plant.
First attracted to the plant for the beautiful blue-green foliage. Lives in moderately moist soil around my house which can be very damp...Read More during the winter. Gets about 2 hours of direct morning sun a day, living on the north side of the garage. Grows right next to impatiens. Does not go dormant during the summer even with heat, and is almost continuously in bloom. Is small in stature but large in vigor and grace. Highly recommended.
The flowers are exceptionally beautiful, and once blooming begins in spring, it's constant till frost. The flowers are sterile and self-c...Read More
This plant has been a winner for me! It is in constant bloom from mid-spring until frost and grows in medium shade. It is hardy and man...Read More
I find this Dicentra to be one of the ones that will tolerate drier soil conditions. It blooms for me from May to July then takes a rest ...Read More
Lovely blue-green foliage with pink flowers. Just planted it this spring and it has been blooming beyond first-year expectations. Doesn'...Read More
First attracted to the plant for the beautiful blue-green foliage. Lives in moderately moist soil around my house which can be very damp...Read More
This hybrid is a three-way cross between D. eximia, D. formosana ssp. oregana, and D. peregrina; sometimes found sold as a cultivar of D. formosa.